BAGHDAD: Gunmen attacked a contracting company in Iraq’s Akkas gas field yesterday, killing at least three local workers and kidnapping two more before burning their camp in the remote western desert.
Akkas, operated by Korea Gas Company (KOGAS) in Anbar province near the Syrian border, is still not producing gas. But the attack is another indication of increased insurgent presence along the frontier where Syria’s war is spilling into Iraq.
“Gunmen in vehicles attacked the headquarters of a local company hired by KOGAS to do work in the field,” said the mayor of nearby al Qaim town, Farhan Ftaikhan.
“They killed an engineer and two workers and kidnapped two more. Before they left they set fire to vehicles and offices.”
Iraq gas field attack kills 3
Iraq gas field attack kills 3
